Property Details for Verso Paper Mill

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

ACRES Property ID

215841

Property Address

2 River Road BUCKSPORT, ME 04416

Size

117

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

44.5740693 / -68.805258

Congressional District

Property Contact

Peterson, Alan

Peterson.Alan@epa.gov

617-918-1022

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Eastern Maine Development Corp.	BF00A00191	ME	Assessment	2016
Hancock County Planning Commission	BF96188501	ME	Assessment	2014
Hancock County Planning Commission	BF00A00198	ME	Assessment	2016
R1 TBA - Maine (STAG Funded)	n/a	ME	TBA	2004

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$315.00	07/23/2018	07/27/2018	Eastern Maine Development Corp.	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$8,533.00	01/20/2019		Eastern Maine Development Corp.	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$25,645.00	10/15/2015		Hancock County Planning Commission	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$14,665.00	01/25/2017	05/11/2018	Hancock County Planning Commission	Y	FY19
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$400.00	04/26/2017		Hancock County Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$170,000.00	08/29/2017	09/24/2018	R1 TBA - Maine (STAG Funded)	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$119,267.00	04/07/2017	05/30/2018	Hancock County Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$39,664.00	06/01/2018	12/21/2018	Eastern Maine Development Corp.	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $378,489.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $378,489.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Lead
Other Metals
PCBS

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Building Materials
Sediments

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
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Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Government Controls Information Devices

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Other SSD system is in place

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA
03/05/2019	$350,000.00	Eastern Maine Development Corp.
03/05/2019	$7,250,000.00	Eastern Maine Development Corp.
03/05/2019	$3,201,400.00	Eastern Maine Development Corp.

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

Former Use: The first archaeological dig in the state of Maine, if not the entire United States, was initiated by Professor Charles Willoughby in 1891 on Indian Point, on a site where the current Verso paper mill is located. The archaeological dig discovered the cemetery of the Lost Red Paint People of Maine, a native Indian tribe that dates back an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 years ago. In 1870; a steel manufacturing facility was built and operated. This business was replaced by a tannery in 1890. It was then purchased by Seaboard paper Co. in 1929 and has operated as a pulp and paper manufacturing facility which was sold to several paper companies including St. Regis, Champion, and Verso. The mill ceased operations as Verso Paper in 2014. It was then sold to a company for demolition and scrap metal recycling.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (117)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): rem02905 Enrolled: 08/31/2018

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional